वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-7, verse-23

नारायणशरग्रस्तं शङ्खनादसुविह्वलम् ।
ययौ लङ्कामभिमुखं प्रभग्नं राक्षसं बलम् ॥२३॥

23. nārāyaṇaśaragrastaṃ śaṅkhanādasuvihvalam ,
yayau laṅkāmabhimukhaṃ prabhagnaṃ rākṣasaṃ balam.

23. nārāyaṇaśaragrastaṃ śaṅkhanādasuvihvalam / yayau
laṅkām abhimukhaṃ prabhagnaṃ rākṣasaṃ balam

23. nārāyaṇaśaragrastaṃ śaṅkhanādasuvihvalam
prabhagnaṃ rākṣasaṃ balam laṅkām abhimukhaṃ yayau

23. The routed demon army, afflicted by Nārāyaṇa's arrows and greatly agitated by the sound of the conch, fled towards Laṅkā.

Words meanings summery:

• नारायणशरग्रस्तं (nārāyaṇaśaragrastaṁ) - afflicted by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

• शङ्खनादसुविह्वलम् (śaṅkhanādasuvihvalam) - greatly agitated by the sound of the conch

• ययौ (yayau) - fled (went, proceeded)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

• अभिमुखं (abhimukhaṁ) - facing towards, in the direction of

• प्रभग्नं (prabhagnaṁ) - broken, shattered, routed, defeated

• राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - demon, demonic, belonging to demons

• बलम् (balam) - army, military force (strength, force, army, power)

Words meanings and morphology

नारायणशरग्रस्तं (nārāyaṇaśaragrastaṁ) - afflicted by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇaśaragrasta

nārāyaṇaśaragrasta - struck/seized/afflicted by Nārāyaṇa's arrows

Compound adjective describing 'balam'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+śara+grasta)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (epithet of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• grasta – seized, overcome, afflicted, swallowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gras (to seize, devour)
  Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

शङ्खनादसुविह्वलम् (śaṅkhanādasuvihvalam) - greatly agitated by the sound of the conch

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaṅkhanādasuvihvala

śaṅkhanādasuvihvala - greatly agitated/bewildered by the sound of a conch

Compound adjective describing 'balam'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkhanāda+suvihvala)

• śaṅkhanāda – sound of a conch
  noun (masculine)
• suvihvala – greatly agitated, bewildered, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of su- (intensifier) + vihvala
  Prefix: su

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

ययौ (yayau) - fled (went, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'balam'.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (name of the capital of Rāvaṇa, traditionally identified with Sri Lanka)

Note: Object of motion.

अभिमुखं (abhimukhaṁ) - facing towards, in the direction of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, directed to, favorable

Compound of abhi (towards) + mukha (face)

Note: Agrees with 'balam', indicating direction of movement for the subject.

प्रभग्नं (prabhagnaṁ) - broken, shattered, routed, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhagna

prabhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, routed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From pra-bhañj (to break, shatter)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

राक्षसं (rākṣasaṁ) - demon, demonic, belonging to demons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, pertaining to demons

Derived from Rākṣasa (demon), here used as an adjective.

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army, military force (strength, force, army, power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force, military

Note: Subject of 'yayau'.

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